MB: Alright! I finally got the sequel up! *cheers* Well, I got this one all planned out now. I know, I know, I promised I'd get it up last week. *sweatdrop* But I had a REALLY hard time thinking of how to start this damned thing. o_o Well, I hope you like it!

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Chapter: 1

Contemplation



Yami lay in his bed, staring up at the ceiling. He had his hands folded behind his head, and he hadn't gotten up for at least an hour. It had been a week since they broke out of the library, and he and Seto had seen each other every night by sneaking out unnoticed. It was hard to do so, and everyone always asked why they were so tired all the time, and both of them wondered if they could keep this up for much longer.

"Yami, are you okay?" Yugi knocked softly on the door, pressing his ear against it, not hearing any sounds depicting if Yami was even *in* that room.

"I'm fine Yugi, you can come in."

When Yugi walked in, Yami made no move to look at him, or even acknowledge him for that matter. He just continued to stare blankly into space. For some reason, he kept hearing Seto repeat the word 'koi' softly in his mind. Yugi sat on the edge of the bed, unseen by Yami.

"Are you sure you're alright? Maybe you should get some sleep."

No sooner did he say these words when he noticed that Yami's eyes were closed and that he had fallen asleep. Yugi got up to leave. 'I hope you're okay, you've been pretty tired a lot lately, maybe you're sick...' With that thought, he left the room and left him in peace.

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Seto sat in his office typing on his computer. He had to keep himself occupied; he had to come up with some new program, something to keep his mind off of Yami. He had seen him every night this week, and he was exhausted. Although he didn't necessarily *want* to forget about him. Its just that Yami had been insisting on telling the others about their relationship. And Seto wouldn't have it. He didn't want anyone to know and get ragged about it all the time. No, they had to keep it a secret at all costs.

Yami promised to keep the mind connection between him and Yugi closed whenever they me. That way he would never find out even if their souls were connected. That made Seto feel a little better.

Kaiba looked over his computer at his brother, sleeping soundly on his couch. Mokuba cared a lot about his big brother, and when he thought that Seto was sick and wasn't getting enough sleep, he said he'd have to stay up and make sure he went to bed. Of course that was a while ago, and with all the silence it was no wonder why he had fallen asleep. Seto appreciated his little brother's efforts, though.

He continued typing, and then he just saved his progress and gave up. He was tired, he had to admit, and it *was* 4 in the morning. When he got home at 1 Mokuba immediately yelled at him about it.

So Seto decided he would sleep, and went to his room and collapsed onto his bed. He cast one last glance at the picture of him and Yami on his nightstand before falling asleep.



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MB: Yes yes, I know this chapter is REALLY short, short even for *my* comfort, but I just wanted to post this little tidbit so you'd know that I was still alive. ^_^ Well anyway, be sure that the rest is still to come! Jaa!